The vote capped a campaign that was closely watched by both supporters and opponents of nuclear power around the country.

The votes capped a day of furious lobbying in preparation for a battle over the proposed 2003 Pentagon budget, which contains $475 million for the Crusader.

The 240-to-189 vote, at 2:43 a.m., capped a seven-year effort to ban the large unlimited donations to political parties known as soft money.

The vote capped a long fight over the future of waste disposal in the city, which produces 28,000 tons of garbage each day.

The final vote on the bill capped grueling weeks of closed-door negotiations that had seemed on the brink of collapse just one week ago.

Today's vote capped a tense two-hour debate in Parliament in which the members hurled insults at each other.

The vote, 52 to 47, with four Republicans joining all but two Democrats to back the filibuster, capped a particularly trying week for Mr. Bush.

The vote capped what can only be described as a topsy-turvy year in Nassau.

The vote capped a four-month review of Cornell's divestment, which began in January 1986.

The vote by the Public Authorities Control Board capped three years of battles between opponents and supporters of the $4 billion project.